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Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs [PDF]
Oecologia, 2012 Endozoochory plays a prominent role for the dispersal of seed plants, and dispersal vectors are well known. However, for taxa such as ferns and bryophytes, endozoochory has only been suggested anecdotally but never tested in controlled experiments. We fed fertile leaflets of three ferns and capsules of four bryophyte species to three slug species.
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Invertebrate dispersal by waterbird species in neotropical wetlands
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Endozoochory by waterbirds is particularly relevant to the dispersal of non-flying aquatic invertebrates. This ecological function exercised by birds has been demonstrated in different biogeographical regions, but there are no studies for the neotropical
G. G. Silva +3 more
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Seed dispersal by carnivores in temperate and tropical dry forests
Ecology and Evolution, 2021 The seed dispersal mechanisms and regeneration of various forest ecosystems can benefit from the actions of carnivores via endozoochory. This study was aimed to evaluate the role of carnivores in endozoochory and diploendozoochory, as well as their ...
Fabián Alejandro Rubalcava‐Castillo +4 more
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Endozoochory of Large Bryophyte Fragments by Waterbirds [PDF]
Cryptogamie, Bryologie, 2017 Peer ...
Dave Wilkinson +3 more
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Endozoochory by beetles: a novel seed dispersal mechanism [PDF]
Annals of Botany, 2011 Due in part to biophysical sized-related constraints, insects unlike vertebrates are seldom expected to act as primary seed dispersers via ingestion of fruits and seeds (endozoochory). The Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis, however, possesses some characteristics that may facilitate endozoochory by beetles. By combining a long-term field
Vega, Clara de +4 more
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The role of mucilage envelope in the endozoochory of selected plant taxa [PDF]
The Science of Nature, 2020 AbstractMyxodiaspory (formation of mucilage envelope around seeds and fruits) is a common adaptation to dry habitats known in many families of Angiosperms. The mucilage envelope of some seeds seems to be also a unique morphological adaptation which protects myxospermatic diaspores while passing through the bird’s digestive system.
A. Kreitschitz, E. Haase, S. N. Gorb
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 Endozoochorous seed dispersal by ungulates can facilitate the dispersal of seeds over long distances. Endozoochorous seed dispersal can also result in the ecological filtering of plant species by dispersing plant seeds with distinctive traits. The Korean
Seung-Kyung Lee, Youngil Ryu, Eun Ju Lee
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Herb endozoochory by cockatoos: Is ‘foliage the fruit’? [PDF]
Austral Ecology, 2019 AbstractEstablishing whether herb seed endozoochory is accidental or has evolved independently or in combination with other dispersal mechanisms may be valuable in the study of plant–animal interactions, but it remains unexplored for birds. We tested whether an Australian cockatoo, the galah (Eolophus roseicapilla), swallows entire seeds when feeding ...
Guillermo Blanco +5 more
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The effectiveness of endozoochory in three avian seed predators [PDF]
Journal of Ornithology, 2015 The role of granivorous birds as agents of seed dispersal has been little explored and is poorly understood. We assessed the ability of three species of birds from a Central European agricultural landscape to disperse seeds of dry-fruited plants. We hypothesised that Grey Partridge Perdix perdix is a better seed disperser than either of two species of ...
Orłowski, G. +4 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Birds are known to act as potential vectors for the exogenous dispersal of bryophyte diaspores. Given the totipotency of vegetative tissue of many bryophytes, birds could also contribute to endozoochorous bryophyte dispersal.
Xenabeth A. Lázaro +2 more
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